On May 5, Parabellyx took the stage at the inaugural CIS 2026 Pitch Fest in Toronto. Ten minutes. Five judges, three of them sitting CISOs, one a senior venture investor, and one a senior director of procurement at the Government of Canada. Strong field. Tough room.
Every major security conference in 2026 is running sessions on how to secure AI agents. The conversations are serious, the concerns are legitimate, and the focus is, in large part, pointed at the wrong target.
Cybersecurity testing has evolved dramatically over the past two decades. What started as annual penetration tests has become continuous, automated, and increasingly powered by AI agents themselves. Organizations now deploy intelligent agents to run vulnerability scans, validate configurations,...
Something interesting happened around RSAC this year. A chorus of voices across the AI cybersecurity space started pushing the same narrative: human-in-the-loop validation is slowing AI down. The LinkedIn posts rolled out with similar graphics, similar talking points, and a similar conclusion....
For 2026, the updated HIPAA Security Rule will now explicitly mandate annual penetration testing for all covered entities and business associates. Vulnerability scans are now required to be executed semiannually. Penetration tests - annually. No exceptions, no flexibility, no more documentation on...
Every time a geopolitical crisis flares up and cyberwarfare comes into play, there is one consistent victim that takes most of the collateral damage. Cyberattacks on small and medium-sized organizations rarely make headlines, yet those organizations are the vast majority of victims of so-called...
The market is making your job harder. You don't need us to tell you that.
Mondays… amirite? Mondays for IT and Security teams invariably start the same way. The day starts with a dashboard screaming bloody murder, flashing thousands of new alerts. Somewhere in that mess is a potential real threat, but it’s buried under a mountain of noise.
Every year, IT Departments and Security Teams alike go through the same exercise... They grit their teeth, steel themselves, sigh deeply and say "It's time to do our penetration test..." and the cycle begins.